diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/installer.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/installer.service.js
index 40e1cab257..e74e90eddf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/installer.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/installer.service.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco.install").factory('installerService', function($rootScop
 		var pct = "100%";
 		var f = _.find(steps, function(item, index) {
 			if(item.name == next){
-				pct = Math.floor((index / steps.length * 100)) + "%";
+				pct = Math.floor((index+1 / steps.length * 100)) + "%";
 				return true;
 			}else{
 				return false;
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ angular.module("umbraco.install").factory('installerService', function($rootScop
 								if (desc) {
 									service.status.feedback = desc;
 								}
-
 								processInstallStep();
 							}
 						}
@@ -293,6 +292,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco.install").factory('installerService', function($rootScop
 			service.status.loading = false;
 			service.status.configuring = true;
 			service.status.feedback = undefined;
+			service.status.fact = undefined;
 
 			if(factTimer){
 				clearInterval(factTimer);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
index 4e3cd9839a..4f123d96f8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
@@ -116,16 +116,13 @@
 					<input type="submit" ng-disabled="myForm.$invalid || checking"  
 						value="Continue" class="btn btn-success" />
                     
-                    <br/>
-
-				    <span class="inline-help" ng-if="checking" ng-animate="'fade'">
-                    	Validating your database connection
-                    </span>
-
-					<span class="inline-help error" ng-if="invalidDbDns" ng-animate="'fade'">
-						Could not connect to the database, please correct your connection details
-					</span>
+					    <span class="inline-help" ng-if="checking" ng-animate="'fade'">
+	                    	Validating your database connection...
+	                    </span>
 
+						<span class="inline-help error" ng-if="invalidDbDns" ng-animate="'fade'">
+							Could not connect to database
+						</span>
                 </div>
 			</div>
 		</div>